Well if you have blue coolant leaking then I would guess that you dont need
to bleed the whole system. If you already bought the pump, might as well put
it on. I mean you have to take the pump off to replace the seal so
preventative maintanence would suggest a pump replacement. Nothing worse
than putting the old pump back on and having it leak 5 month later.

FYI, tighten the belt just enough that it doesnt squeal. This will prolong
the life of the pump due to less preloading on the bearing. This is the #1
cause of water pump failure (overtightening the belt).

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: vanagon water pump Q?
>Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:21:50 -0500
>
>Hi all
>ive got a 84 vanangon and the blue coolant is coming from the seam on the
>case to the water pump. the water pump itself isnt leaking. so the question
>is,
>should i R/R the pump anyway. i just bought one since i thought it was
>pewking, or just replace the seal from case to pump. also using my average
>plus
>mechanical skills what kinda time do you think it would take?  no A/C or
>power steering. also should i be doing a full system flush and fill then
>burp the system of
>course or just fill and bleed? sorry my skills with water products are
>limited since im a air head and learning to be a water head. this is for
>the 84 with now 22,000
>miles original on it. thanks Jonce